Misunderstood

When you're back in your old neighborhood
The cigarettes taste so good
But you're so misunderstood
You're so misunderstood

There's something there that you can't find
You look honest when you're telling a lie
You hurt her but you don't know why
You love her but you don't know why

Short on long term goals
There's a party there that we ought to go to
If you still love rock and roll
If you still love rock and roll?

It's only a quarter to three
Reflecting off of your CD
You're looking at a picture of me
You're staring at a picture of me

Take the guitar player for a ride
'Cause he ain't never been satisfied
He thinks he owes some kind of debt
It'll be years before he gets over it

There's a fortune inside your head
When all you touch turns to lead
You think you might just crawl back in bed
With a fortune inside your head

I know you're just a mama's boy
You're positively unemployed
So misunderstood
So misunderstood

I know you've got a god-shaped hole
You're bleeding out your heart full of soul
You're so misunderstood
You're so misunderstood
You're so misunderstood
You're so misunderstood

I'd like to thank you all for nothing
I'd like to thank you all for nothing at all
I'd like to thank you all for nothing
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing at all
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing at all

Poor Places

it’s my father's voice trailing off
sailors sailing off in the morning
for the air conditioned rooms
at the top of the stairs

his jaw's been broken
his bandage is wrapped too tight
his fangs have been pulled
and I really want to see you tonight

there's bourbon on the breath
of the singer you love so much
he takes all his words from the books
you don't read anyway

his jaw's been broken
his bandage is wrapped too tight
his fangs have been pulled
and I really want to see you tonight

someone ties a bow
in my backyard to show me love
my voice is climbing walls
smoking and I want love

my jaw's been broken
my heart is wrapped in ice
my fangs have been pulled
and I really want to see you tonight

it makes no difference to me
how they cried all over overseas
when it's hot in the poor places tonight
I'm not going outside

they cried all over overseas it makes no difference to me
when it's hot in the poor places tonight
I'm not going outside

Art of Almost

No!I frozeI can’t be soFar away from my wastelandI never know when I mightAmbulance Hoist the horns with my own handsAlmostAlmost

I heard a faint oléTrue love butI had other ways to hurt myselfLike callingI could open up my heartAnd fall in andI could blame it all on dust The Art of AlmostAlmostAlmostAlmost

I’ll hold it upI’ll shake the grailDisobey across the wavesTomorrowI’ll have all the love I could ever acheAnd I’ll leave almost with youAll of almostAlmost

I Might

Was I wrongOff all night longSo highAs the stinking sunI came aliveThen I feltOh Uh OhSome guysHave everything I knowIt’s alrightI’ve done a lot ofCrawling around outside(and I heard)It’s alright

Your sno-coneAnd it’s piss and bloodIt’s in the cards(oh, oh)Get Well SoonEVERYBODY!!Do all liesHave a taste?Let it goI don’t know oh...A cow’s neckBad shaveIn the low blow slo-moIt’s alrightYou won’t set the kids on fireOh but I mightHO

Side with the Seeds

Tires type black
Where the blacktop cracks
Weeds spark through
Dark green enough to be blue
When the mysteries we believe in
Aren’t dreamed enough to be true
Some side with the leaves
Some side with the seeds

The treetops nod
The rain applauds
The park grows dark
And the swings all slowly die
But you and I will be undefeated
By agreeing to disagree
No one wins but the thieves
So why side with anything

The streetlights glow
Comes and goes
When the sun comes back
As we all can plainly see
Embracing the situation
Is our only chance to be free
I’ll side with you
If you side with me

Born Alone

I have heard the war and worry of the gospelFerried fast across the voidI have married broken spoke charging smoke wheelsSpit and swallowed opioidI am the driver at the wheel of the horrorMarching circles at the gateMine eyes have seenThe fury so flattered by fate

Tonight I’d rather count the warm fuse internallySubtract the silence of myselfI would rather choose the middle mind of mysteryReverse a riddle for my healthI’ll unwind strange rinds overpoweringToss the chimneys in the seaI believe I’ve seenThe finger divine extremity

Please come closer to the feather smooth lens flySadness is my luxuryWill you weather, join the cold, come before I dieMore aware of it than meThe valves are blowing stoneThe kids are unabashedLoneliness postponedMine eyes deceiving gloryI was born to die aloneAlone

Jesus, Etc.

Jesus, don't cry
you can rely on me honey
you can combine anything you want
I'll be around
you were right about the stars
each one is a setting sun

Whole Love

And I know that I won’t beThe easiest to set freeAnd I know that I won’t be the lastCold captain tied to the mast

I recall you on the telephoneI recall when you get madI will still love you to deathAnd I won’t ever forget how

And I know that it won’t beThe easiest to set freeAnd I know that I won’t be the lastCold captain tied to the mast

I’m on the other sideI’m satisfiedI’m a spirit doveI’m looking for your love

I’m simple as a matter of factA punch in the nose don’t overreactI will still love you to deathAnd I won’t ever forget how

And I know that I won’t beThe easiest to set freeAnd I know that I won’t be the lastCold captain tied to the mast

And I know that I won’t be the oneTo securely know when it’s wrongBut I hope I know when it’s pastAnd I hope I know when to show you myWhole loveWhole loveWhole loveWhole loveWhole loveWhole loveWhole loveI won’t ever forget how

Heavy Metal Drummer

I sincerely miss
those heavy metal bands
I used to go see
on the landing in the summer
she fell in love with the drummer
she fell in love with the drummer
she fell in love

shiny shiny pants
bleached blond hair
a double kick drum
by the river in the summer
she fell in love with the drummer
another
then another
she fell in love

I miss the innocence I've known
playing Kiss covers
beautiful and stoned
unlock my body
and move myself to dance
into warm liquid
flowing blowing glass
classical music blasting
masks the ringing in my ears

oh I sincerely miss
those heavy metal bands
I used to go see
on the landing in the summer
she fell in love with the drummer
she fell in love with another
she fell in love

I miss the innocence I've known
playing Kiss covers
beautiful and stoned

I'm the Man Who Loves You

all I can see
is black and white
and white and pink
with blades of blue
that lay between
the words I think
on a page
I was meaning
to send to you
I couldn't tell
if it would
bring my heart
the way I wanted
when I started
writing this letter to you
but if I could
you know I would
just hold your hand
and you'd understand
I'm the man who loves you

all I can be
is a busy sea
of spinning wheels
and hands that feel
for stones to throw
and feet that run
but come back home
it makes no difference
ever known
makes no difference
ever known to me
but if I could
you know I would
just hold your hand
and you'd understand
I'm the man who loves you

I'm Always In Love

Why, I wonder is my heart full of holes
And the feeling goes but my hair keeps growing
Will I set the sun
On a big-wheeled wagon
I'm bragging
I'm always in love

When I let go of your throat, sweet throttle
When I clean the lash of your black-belt model
Will I catch the moon
Like a bird in a cage
It's for you I swoon
I'm always in love

I don't get the connection
If this is only a test
I hope I do my best
You know I won't forget

When I fold the cold in my jet-lag palm
When I soak so long I forget my mother
Will I set the sun
On a big-wheeled wagon
I'm bragging
I'm always in love

Dawned On Me

I’ve been youngI’ve been oldI’ve been hurtAnd consoledHeart of coalHeart of goldSo I’m told

I’ve been lostI’ve been foundI’ve been takenBy the soundOf my own voiceThe voices in my head

I can’t help it if I fall inLove with you again I’m callingJust to let you knowIt dawned on me

Every night is a testTo the east from the westThe sun rises and setsThat’s the sun at it’s best

I forget, then I knowI’d regret letting you goSometimes I can’t believe how dark it can be

I can’t help it if I fall inLove with you again I’m callingJust to let you knowIt dawned on meIt dawned on me

So onAnd so forthAnd againI will stop to beginAt the end

I can’t help it if I fall inLove with you again I’m callingJust to let you knowIt dawned on me

Oh I can’t help it if I fall inLove with you again I’m callingJust to let you knowIt dawned on me

A Shot in the Arm

The ashtray says You were up all night When you went to bed With your darkest mind Your pillow wept And covered your eyes You finally slept While the sun caught fire

You've changed

We fell in love In the key of C We walked along Down by the sea You followed me down The neck to D And fell again Into the sea You changed Oh, you've changed

Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm Something in my veins

Bloodier than blood Bloodier than blood Bloodier than blood Bloodier than blood

The ashtray says You were up all night When you went to bed With your darkest mind You changed You've changed